... worms are e'en at him. Your worm is your only emperor for diet. We fat all creature else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots."(IV;iii; 19-22) With this statement, Claudius has asked Hamlet where Polonius is and Hamlet replies mockingly by saying at dinner. Hamlet killed Polonius and hates Claudius so much that he is speaking ... again proves his hatred towards the King. He is blatantly rude to the King. He says that one may own a worm that has eaten a king, and uses the worm to catch a fish and then eat the fish. By saying this, Hamlet jolts the King with the fact that even King...

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